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Top 100 Foods With beta-Carotene - Care Omnia Nutrition

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beta-Carotene is an important nutrient.

It’s also called provitamin A.

beta-Carotene is a natural colorant and an important antioxidant that occurs in many foods.

beta-Carotene is a red-orange pigment found in plants and fruits, especially colorful vegetables.

You find beta-carotene rich foods in:

Vegetables and Vegetable Products
Spices and Herbs
Snacks

You can find a more detailed list of foods that contain beta-carotene below.

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Then we recommend you check out our article named What Is beta-Carotene & What Foods Can I Find It In?

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Ranked List Of 100 Foods With beta-Carotene

Below you'll find a list of the top 100 foods that contain beta-carotene. It's ranked from the food with the most amount to the food with the least amount.

For ease of use, we've grouped together all foods that share the same rank.

By clicking on a food you'll get a list of all the nutrient content of that food.

Foods Ranked 1 - 20 With beta-Carotene

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Rank	Foods with beta-Carotene	per 100g	per Oz
1	Freeze-Dried Sweet Red Peppers	42.9 mg	12.2 mg
2	Carrot (Dehydrated)	34 mg	9.6 mg
3	Paprika (Spices)	26.2 mg	7.4 mg
4	Pepper (Red Or Cayenne, Spices)	21.8 mg	6.2 mg
5	Raw Grape Leaves	16.2 mg	4.6 mg
6	Chili Powder (Spices)	15 mg	4.3 mg
7	Sun-Dried Hot Chile Peppers	14.8 mg	4.2 mg
8	Sweet Potato Chips (Unsalted)	14.2 mg	4 mg
9	Sweet Potato Chips	14.1 mg	4 mg
10	Fried Sweet Potatoes	13.6 mg	3.8 mg
11	Baked Frozen Sweet Potatoes (Without Salt)	12.5 mg	3.5 mg
12	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	11.5 mg	3.3 mg
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Made Without Fat)
	Sweet Potatoes (Without Salt, Baked In Skin, Flesh)
13	Six foods with the same rank/nutrient values	10.9 mg	3.1 mg
	Baked Sweet Potato (Made With Unspecified Fat, Peel Not Eaten)
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Eaten, Made Without Fat)
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Made With Butter)
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Made With Margarine)
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Made With Oil)
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
14	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Eaten, Made With Margarine)	10.5 mg	3 mg
15	Five foods with the same rank/nutrient values	10.4 mg	2.9 mg
	Baked Sweet Potato (Made With Unspecified Fat, Peel Eaten)
	Baked Sweet Potato Fries (Made From Fresh)
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Eaten, Made With Butter)
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Eaten, Made With Oil)
	Baked Sweet Potatoes (Peel Eaten, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
16	Tomato Powder	10.3 mg	2.9 mg
17	Dried Vegetable Mixture	10 mg	2.8 mg
18	Fried Sweet Potato Fries (Made From Fresh)	10 mg	2.8 mg
19	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	9.4 mg	2.7 mg
	Boiled Sweet Potatoes (Without Skin)
	Boiled Sweet Potatoes (Without Skin)
20	Boiled Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Made Without Fat)	9.4 mg	2.7 mg

fig 1. Foods with beta-carotene rank 1 to 20

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Foods Ranked 21 - 40 With beta-Carotene

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Rank	Foods with beta-Carotene	per 100g	per Oz
21	Cooked Yellow Sweet Potatoes (Puerto Rican)	9.4 mg	2.7 mg
22	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	9.3 mg	2.6 mg
	Canned Carrot Juice
	Carrot Juice (100%)
23	Boiled Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Made With Margarine)	9 mg	2.5 mg
24	Four foods with the same rank/nutrient values	9 mg	2.5 mg
	Boiled Sweet Potato (Made With Unspecified Fat, Peel Not Eaten)
	Boiled Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Made With Butter)
	Boiled Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
	Sweet Potatoes (Not Further Specified)
25	Boiled Sweet Potatoes (Peel Not Eaten, Made With Oil)	9 mg	2.5 mg
26	Boiled Dandelion Greens (With Salt, Drained)	8.7 mg	2.5 mg
27	Raw Unprepared Sweet Potatoes (Includes USDA Food Distr. Program)	8.5 mg	2.4 mg
28	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	8.5 mg	2.4 mg
	Cooked Frozen Kale (Made With Margarine)
	Cooked Kale (Unspecified Form, Made With Margarine)
29	Three foods with the same rank/nutrient values	8.5 mg	2.4 mg
	Cooked Frozen Kale (Made With Oil)
	Cooked Frozen Kale (Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
	Cooked Kale (Unspecified Form, Made With Oil)
30	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	8.5 mg	2.4 mg
	Cooked Frozen Kale (Made With Butter)
	Cooked Kale (Unspecified Form, Made With Butter)
31	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	8.3 mg	2.4 mg
	Boiled Carrots (With Salt, Drained)
	Boiled Carrots (Without Salt, Drained)
32	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	8.3 mg	2.3 mg
	Raw Carrots
	Raw Carrots (Fresh)
33	Three foods with the same rank/nutrient values	8.2 mg	2.3 mg
	Boiled Frozen Carrots (With Salt, Drained)
	Boiled Frozen Carrots (Without Salt, Drained)
	Cooked Carrots (As Ingredient)
34	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	8.2 mg	2.3 mg
	Cooked Fresh Carrots (Made Without Fat)
	Cooked Frozen Carrots (Made Without Fat)
35	Cooked Carrots (Made Without Fat, Unspecified Form)	8.1 mg	2.3 mg
36	Cooked Kale (Unspecified Form, Made Without Fat)	8.1 mg	2.3 mg
37	Cooked Fresh Carrots (Made With Margarine)	8.1 mg	2.3 mg
38	Cooked Fresh Carrots (Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)	8 mg	2.3 mg
39	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	8 mg	2.3 mg
	Cooked Fresh Carrots (Made With Butter)
	Cooked Frozen Carrots (Made With Butter)
40	Canned Carrots (Made With Margarine, Low Sodium)	7.9 mg	2.3 mg

fig 2. Foods with beta-carotene rank 21 to 40

Foods Ranked 41 - 60 With beta-Carotene

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Rank	Foods with beta-Carotene	per 100g	per Oz
41	Five foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.9 mg	2.3 mg
	Cooked Carrots (Made With Unspecified Fat, Unspecified Form)
	Cooked Fresh Carrots (Made With Oil)
	Cooked Fresh Carrots (Made With Unspecified Fat)
	Cooked Frozen Carrots (Made With Oil)
	Cooked Frozen Carrots (Made With Unspecified Fat)
42	Canned Carrots (Low Sodium, Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)	7.9 mg	2.2 mg
43	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.9 mg	2.2 mg
	Cooked Carrots (Made With Margarine, Unspecified Form)
	Cooked Frozen Carrots (Made With Margarine)
44	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.9 mg	2.2 mg
	Cooked Carrots (Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified Form)
	Cooked Frozen Carrots (Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
45	Cooked Carrots (Made With Oil, Unspecified Form)	7.9 mg	2.2 mg
46	Cooked Carrots (Made With Butter, Unspecified Form)	7.9 mg	2.2 mg
47	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.8 mg	2.2 mg
	Cooked Canned Kale (Made With Margarine)
	Cooked Fresh Kale (Made With Margarine)
48	Three foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.8 mg	2.2 mg
	Cooked Canned Kale (Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
	Cooked Fresh Kale (Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)
	Cooked Kale (Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added, Unspecified Form)
49	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.8 mg	2.2 mg
	Cooked Canned Kale (Made With Oil)
	Cooked Fresh Kale (Made With Oil)
50	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.8 mg	2.2 mg
	Cooked Canned Kale (Made With Butter)
	Cooked Fresh Kale (Made With Butter)
51	Cooked Carrots (From Restaurant)	7.8 mg	2.2 mg
52	Boiled Mustard Greens (Without Salt, Drained)	7.4 mg	2.1 mg
53	Sweet Potatoes (Casserole Or Mashed)	7.4 mg	2.1 mg
54	Cooked Carrots (Glazed, Unspecified Form)	7.3 mg	2.1 mg
55	Cooked Fresh Carrots (Glazed)	7.3 mg	2.1 mg
56	Two foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.2 mg	2.1 mg
	Boiled Frozen Spinach (With Salt, Drained, Chopped Or Leaf)
	Boiled Frozen Spinach (Without Salt, Drained, Chopped Or Leaf)
57	Cooked Frozen Carrots (Glazed)	7.2 mg	2.1 mg
58	Cooked Frozen Spinach (Made Without Fat)	7.2 mg	2 mg
59	Cooked Spinach (Unspecified Form, Made Without Fat)	7.2 mg	2 mg
60	Three foods with the same rank/nutrient values	7.1 mg	2 mg
	Cooked Canned Mustard Greens (Made With Margarine)
	Cooked Fresh Mustard Greens (Made With Margarine)
	Cooked Mustard Greens (Unspecified Form, Made With Margarine)

fig 3. Foods with beta-carotene rank 41 to 60

Foods Ranked 61 - 61 With beta-Carotene

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Rank	Foods with beta-Carotene	per 100g	per Oz
61	Cooked Canned Mustard Greens (Unspecified If Cooking Fat Added)	7.1 mg	2 mg

fig 4. Foods with beta-carotene rank 61 to 61

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Foods In Different Categories With beta-Carotene

The food categories below have foods that contain beta-carotene.

Select a category to show a ranked list of all the foods in that category with beta-carotene.

Food Categories	Number of foods in category
Alcoholic Beverages	38
American Indian/Alaska Native Foods	20
Baby Foods	354
Baked Products	439
Beef Products	12
Beverages	272
Breakfast Cereals	348
Candy, Sweets or Lollies	186
Cereal Grains and Pasta	268
Dairy and Egg Products	665
Desserts	391
Dressings and Condiments	100
Fast Foods	704
Fats and Oils	77
Finfish and Shellfish Products	154
Fruits and Berries	442
Legumes and Legume Products	258
Meals, Entrees, and Side Dishes	1710
Nuts and Seeds	110
Pork Products	14
Poultry Products	75
Restaurant Foods	77
Sauces and Gravies	139
Sausages and Luncheon Meats	31
Snacks	245
Soups, Broths, and Stews	317
Spices and Herbs	58
Vegetables and Vegetable Products	1733

fig 5. Food categories with foods that contain beta-Carotene

Sara Niemelä

co-founder Care Omnia, Head Content Creator

Nutrition is my passion. I've spent thousands upon thousands of hours reading, analyzing, categorizing and comparing research studies.

I’m a wife and a mother of three. I enjoy the outdoors, cooking, and spending time with my family.

Top 100 Foods With beta-Carotene - Care Omnia Nutrition

Table of Contents

Ranked List Of 100 Foods With beta-Carotene

Foods Ranked 1 - 20 With beta-Carotene

beta-Carotene supplements available online

Foods Ranked 21 - 40 With beta-Carotene

Foods Ranked 41 - 60 With beta-Carotene

Foods Ranked 61 - 61 With beta-Carotene

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beta-Carotene Supplements Available Online

Foods In Different Categories With beta-Carotene